tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23768728.post6342586358411684627..comments2023-11-05T07:32:07.024-05:00Comments on life's journey: did not watch president's speechbilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16206096509976316141noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23768728.post-53450526868867571142009-02-26T05:10:00.000-05:002009-02-26T05:10:00.000-05:00There have been a few TV clips in Britain of the n...There have been a few TV clips in Britain of the new leader.<BR/> He does seem to have better speeches than the last few leaders, but then speeches are not going to restore jobs and prosperity.<BR/> It`s great the way the audience applaud every sentence, no matter what he says....:).<BR/> I`m guessing, but maybe they like the sound of applause!<BR/> <BR/> However, with the markets and asset prices still falling right around the globe, it still seems the game is beyond his control.landskerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468667004994686779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23768728.post-60235894259188038962009-02-25T21:59:00.000-05:002009-02-25T21:59:00.000-05:00voting, to me, is symbolic because we continue to ...voting, to me, is symbolic because we continue to get the same candidates over and over- literally and figuratively. if you take a look at congress- either house- or even your state and local governments- always the same candidate whichever party. no new ideas- no new visions. chasing money and power.<BR/><BR/>that's not to say that some of our elected officials aren't trying hard. there are a few out there who do go into public service and start out with good intentions- but end up getting sucked into the wheeling and dealing.<BR/><BR/>my thought is- yes, we are seeing change. we will see some change- especially to our economic situation. but in the grander scheme of things- the monied interests are still going to run the show and the polar ice caps are still melting. no one is going to change that. <BR/><BR/>and that's why i don't see votes as much more than symbolic.billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16206096509976316141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23768728.post-19661261754807504152009-02-25T20:05:00.000-05:002009-02-25T20:05:00.000-05:00"can we cut the man some slack here?"As you know, ...<I><B>"can we cut the man some slack here?<BR/>"</B></I><BR/><BR/>As you know, I swore to keep my mouth shut (a rather remarkable feat) for the first 100 days, with one caveat: He not bring that asshole God and his attendant "religion" to work with him, and make it part of his agenda as did his former partner in crime.<BR/><BR/>Not only did Obama do exactly what Bush did;<A HREF="http://thefuturewasyesterday.blogspot.com/2009/02/trying-to-catch-up.html" REL="nofollow"> He went one size bigger!</A><BR/><BR/><I><B>"neither should we judge him by the same yardstick we did the criminals"</B></I><BR/><BR/>That bullshit goes out my door right now. He has a job to do. <I>He either does it right, or he doesn't! There is only ONE yardstick in the white house for ALL.</I><BR/><BR/>I listened to his speech. His delivery was flawless, inspiring, and compared to what he replaced, pure music for the ears. But it held all the old tired talking points of The Stench of The Union Addresses back to the beginning of SOTU addresses. Like every other President, he dusted off the template, polished it up a bit and gave it to us.<BR/><BR/>While he said one thing, his minions, <A HREF="http://thefuturewasyesterday.blogspot.com/2009/02/weekend-warriers.html" REL="nofollow">at his direction, </A>were doing the opposite.<BR/><BR/>Take your bullshit and walk, black boy. You're nothing but another liar.The Future Was Yesterdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06515544130113138363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23768728.post-50448790221710100552009-02-25T15:59:00.000-05:002009-02-25T15:59:00.000-05:00I fail to understand how you see voting as simply ...I fail to understand how you see voting as simply symbolic, especially after an election has brought this drastic change to Washington D.C.<BR/><BR/>I have blogged that there is no such thing as a political messiah. I have blogged that Obama is nothing more than another politician, but a good one. <BR/><BR/>The change we have gotten from voting, is not exactly what I wanted, but it is the difference of night and day, and voting made it happen.Timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09474837430855732529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23768728.post-71292638500040869852009-02-25T09:37:00.000-05:002009-02-25T09:37:00.000-05:00It was a marvelously charismatic speech. After the...It was a marvelously charismatic speech. After the first 10 minutes or so, the Repugs were caught up in the moment, at times, beating the Dems to their feet, applauding with no signs of condescention whatsoever. They're most likely asking each other today, "Who the hell spiked the Kool-Aid??"<BR/><BR/>It was a great moment in American history!Brother Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08603553502416272941noreply@blogger.com